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THE GOLDEN THRESHOLD
ta'en for sacrifice�此�All the rich honey of my youth's desire�察�And all the
sweet oils from my crushed life drawn�察�And all my flower´like dreams and
gem´like fire Of hopes up´leaping like the light of dawn。
I have no more to give�察�all that was mine Is laid�察�a wrested tribute�察�at
thy shrine�察 �Let me depart�察 �for my whole soul is wrung�察 �And all my
cheerless orisons are sung�察�Let me depart�察�with faint limbs let me creep To
some dim shade and sink me down to sleep。
THE SONG OF PRINCESS ZEB´UN´NISSA IN PRAISE OF HER
OWN BEAUTY
��From the Persian��
When from my cheek I lift my veil�察 �The roses turn with envy pale�察�
And from their pierced hearts�察�rich with pain�察�Send forth their fragrance
like a wail。
Or if perchance one perfumed tress Be lowered to the wind's caress�察�
The honeyed hyacinths complain�察�And languish in a sweet distress。
And�察 �when I pause�察 �still groves among�察 。�Such loveliness is mine�� a
throng Of nightingales awake and strain Their souls into a quivering
song。
INDIAN DANCERS
Eyes ravished with rapture�察 �celestially panting�察 �what passionate
bosoms aflaming withfire Drink deep of the hush of the hyacinth
heavens that glimmer around them in fountains of light�察 �O wild and
entrancing the strain of keen music that cleaveth the stars like a wail of
desire�察 �And beautiful dancers with houri´like faces bewitch the
voluptuous watches of night。
The scents of red roses and sandalwood flutter and die in the maze of
their gem´tangled hair�察 �And smiles are entwining like magical ser´
pents the poppies of lips that are opiate´ sweet�察�Their glittering garments
of purple are burn´ ing like tremulous dawns in the quiver´ ing air�察�And
exquisite�察 �subtle and slow are the tinkle and tread of their rhythmical�察�
slumber´ soft feet。
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Now silent�察�now singing and swaying and swing´ ing�察�like blossoms
that bend to the breezes or showers�察�Now wantonly winding�察�they flash�察�
now they falter�察�and�察�lingering�察�languish in radiant choir�察�Their jewel´
girt arms and warm�察 �wavering�察 �lily´ long fingers enchant through
melodious hours�察 �Eyes ravished with rapture�察 �celestially pant´ ing�察�
what passionate bosoms aflaming with fire� �
MY DEAD DREAM
Have you found me�察�at last�察�O my Dream�拭 �Seven aeons ago You died
and I buried you deep under forests of snow。 Why have you come hither�拭�
Who bade you awake from your sleep And track me beyond the cerulean
foam of the deep�拭�
Would you tear from my lintels these sacred green garlands of leaves�拭�
Would you scare the white�察�nested�察�wild pigeons of joy from my eaves�拭�
Would you touch and defile with dead fingers the robes of my priest�拭�
Would you weave your dim moan with the chantings of love at my
feast�拭�
Go back to your grave�察�O my Dream�察�under forests of snow�察�Where a
heart´riven child hid you once�察 �seven aeons ago。 Who bade you arise
from your darkness�拭 �I bid you depart� �Profane not the shrines I have
raised in the clefts of my heart。
DAMAYANTE TO NALA IN THE HOUR OF
EXILE
��A fragment��
Shalt thou be conquered of a human fate My liege�察�my lover�察�whose
imperial head Hath never bent in sorrow of defeat�拭 �Shalt thou be
vanquished�察 �whose imperial feet Have shattered armies and stamped
empires dead�拭�Who shall unking thee�察�husband of a queen�拭�Wear thou thy
majesty inviolate。 Earth's glories flee of human eyes unseen�察 �Earth's
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kingdoms fade to a remembered dream�察 �But thine henceforth shall be a
power supreme�察 �Dazzling command and rich dominion�察 �The winds thy
heralds and thy vassals all The silver´belted planets and the sun。 Where'er
the radiance of thy coming fall�察�Shall dawn for thee her saffron footcloths
spread�察�Sunset her purple canopies and red�察�In serried splendour�察�and the
night unfold Her velvet darkness wrought with starry gold For kingly
raiment�察�soft as cygnet´down。 My hair shall braid thy temples like a crown
Of sapphires�察�and my kiss upon thy brows Like cithar´music lull thee to
repose�察�Till the sun yield thee homage of his light。
O king�察�thy kingdom who from thee can wrest�拭�What fate shall dare
uncrown thee from this breast�察�O god´born lover�察�whom my love doth gird
And armour with impregnable delight Of Hope's triumphant keen flame´
carven sword�拭�
THE QUEEN'S RIVAL
QUEEN Gulnaar sat on her ivory bed�察�Around her countless treasures
were spread�察�
Her chamber walls were richly inlaid With agate�察�porphory�察�onyx and
jade�察�
The tissues that veiled her delicate breast�察�Glowed with the hues of a
lapwing's crest�察�
But still she gazed in her mirror and sighed ;O King�察 �my heart is
unsatisfied。;
King Feroz bent from his ebony seat�此 �Is thy least desire unfulfilled�察�O
Sweet�拭�
;Let thy mouth speak and my life be spent To clear the sky of thy
discontent。;
;I tire of my beauty�察 �I tire of this Empty splendour and shadowless
bliss�察�
;With none to envy and none gainsay�察 �No savour or salt hath my
dream or day。;
Queen Gulnaar sighed like a murmuring rose�此 �Give me a rival�察 �O
King Feroz。;
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II
King Feroz spoke to his Chief Vizier�此 �Lo� �ere to´morrow's dawn be
here�察�
;Send forth my messengers over the sea�察 �To seek seven beautiful
brides for me�察�
;Radiant of feature and regal of mien�察�Seven handmaids meet for the
Persian Queen。;
。。。。。
Seven new moon tides at the Vesper call�察 �King Feroz led to Queen
Gulnaar's hall
A young queen eyed like the morning star�此 �I bring thee a rival�察 �O
Queen Gulnaar。;
But still she gazed in her mirror and sighed�此 �O King�察 �my heart is
unsatisfied。;
Seven queens shone round her ivory bed�察�Like seven soft gems on a
silken thread�察�
Like seven fair lamps in a royal tower�察 �Like seven bright petals of
Beauty's flower
Queen Gulnaar sighed like a murmuring rose ;Where is my rival�察 �O
King Feroz�拭─�
III
When spring winds wakened the mountain floods�察 �And kindled the
flame of the tulip buds�察�When bees grew loud and the days grew long�察�And
the peach groves thrilled to the oriole's song�察�
Queen Gulnaar sat on her ivory bed�察�Decking with jewels her exquisite
head�察�
And still she gazed in her mirror and sighed�此 �O King�察 �my heart is
unsatisfied。;
Queen Gulnsar's daughter two spring times old�察�In blue robes bordered
with tassels of gold�察�
Ran to her knee like a wildwood fay�察�And plucked from her hand the
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mirror away。
Quickly she set on her own light curls Her mother's fillet with fringes
of pearls�察�
Quickly she turned with a child's caprice And pressed on the mirror a
swift�察�glad kiss。
Queen Gulnaar laughed like a tremulous rose�此 �Here is my rival�察 �O
King Feroz。;
THE POET TO DEATH
Tarry a while�察�O Death�察�I cannot die While yet my sweet life burgeons
with its spring�察 �Fair is my youth�察 �and rich the echoing boughs Where
dhadikulas sing。
Tarry a while�察 �O Death�察 �I cannot die With all my blossoming hopes
unharvested�察�My joys ungarnered�察�all my songs unsung�察�And all my tears
unshed。
Tarry a while�察�till I am satisfied Of love and grief�察�of earth and altering
sky�察�Till all my human hungers are fulfilled�察�O Death�察�I cannot die� �
THE INDIAN GIPSY
In tattered robes that hoard a glittering trace Of bygone colours�察�
broidered to the knee�察�Behold her�察�daughter of a wandering race�察�Tameless�察�
with the bold falcon's agile grace�察�And the lithe tiger's sinuous majesty。
With frugal skill her simple wants she tends�察 �She folds her tawny
heifers and her sheep On lonely meadows when the daylight ends�察�Ere the
quick night upon her flock descends Like a black panther from the caves
of sleep。
Time's river winds in foaming centuries Its changing�察 �swift�察�
irrevocable course To far off and incalculable seas�察�She is twin´born with
primal mysteries�察�And drinks of life at Time's forgotten source。
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